bătaie
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō. Doublet of bătălie, which entered through the intermediate of another language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈta.je/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aje
- Hyphenation: bă‧ta‧ie
Noun
bătaie f (plural bătăi)
- beating
- Synonyms: (slang) cafteală, mardeală
- a îi da o bătaie ― to give someone a beating
- a îi trage o bătaie ― to give someone a beating
- a lua la bătaie ― to begin beating
- fight, scuffle, scrimmage (informal, spontaneous, mutual physical aggression)
- Iar te uiți la videoclipuri cu bătăi pe internet?
- Are you watching fight videos on the internet again?
- range, reach of a device
- Lupul e acum în bătaia puștii.
- The wolf is now in the gun’s range.
- beat, stroke, rhythmical movement
- bătaia inimii ― heartbeat
- bătăi pe minut ― beats per minute
- Frecvența bătăii aripilor unei păsări depinde de mărimea ei.
- A bird’s wing flapping frequency depends on its size.
- knock (such as on the door)
- bătaie la ușă ― knock on the door
- (archaic) Synonym of bătălie (“battle”)
Declension
Derived terms
- bătaie de cap
- bătaie de joc
- lua bătaie
- mânca bătaie
- rupe în bătaie
Further reading
- bătaie in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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